I like it.

 

A spacer is used on wheels that have a low offset, the spacer goes on the hub to push the wheel further out from the center point to gain clearance on the inside of the wheel.
Hub rings are used to match the inner hub diameter of a wheel to that of the mini hub. they come in a variety of sizes since the Inner diameter varies from wheel to wheel..

 

closer please

 

New Kazera KZ-uo35s wheels, BFG KDW-NTs, Lowered on Koni adjustable coil-overs.

See the original and the rest of the set here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3174646...7610288559304/

 

my my my...now THAT'S beautiful!!

 

Little update :
BBS LeMans

 

Nice

Real deal or reps?

 

Those are soooo sweet. If I had $3k to drop on wheels, that's what I'd be getting. If they're reps, give us some close-ups and tell us where you got them!

 

They are the real deal, but Dan at MachV can get you replicas in 18x8 which look VERY close to the real deal as seen right above my post on the Clubman.

 

What springs are you running on?

 

Nice wheels

 

Here's my BBS LM reps. Got them off of VW Vortex from Hartmann wheels. They were a special run of 56.1 hub bore Mini-specific fittment. 17x7.5 +40 offset. Tires are Sumitomo HTR+ 235/40R17's. Oh, and the roofbox is an Atlantis 1600 that barely fits...

 

Looking good Scotty!

 

Sad to see fake BBS's catching on here like they did in the vw community

 

^ I can understand, but at the same time I can't...if you know what I mean.
You just can't replicate BBS...

 

While I see where you're coming from, I wouldn't exactly call them fake BBS's because they aren't trying to be passed as the real deal. Not everyone can drop $2,500-3,000 for a set of LM's, not including tires. So long as a person isn't trying to pull them off as the real thing and puts BBS center caps on, I don't see why some people make such a HUGE deal over reps.

Downside to reps of nice wheels is that then everyone buys them and the wheel loses its "uniqueness" which is nice with wheels that the average person can't afford.

EDIT: M3NTAL's pic that isn't showing.

 

That's where I'm coming from. It just ruins it for anyone who has the real thing after you see countless low quality versions of the same wheel.

Just imagine if everyone started buying Kia's and dressing them up like Ferrari's.

 

On my way to Kia dealership now...

 

This guy has a Chrysler 300 and turned it into a Bentley copy, right next to my house...each time i pass it i shake my head in shame

 

outcome:

mmmm replicas

 

lol.... that may actually be an improvement for a Kia.

 

Well if it makes you feel any better.. nobody I know even knows what a LM or even a BBS is...

A Mini enthusiast asked "are those 18's" and when I said no.. they kinda were disappointed hahahaha

 

By the same token doesn't it eventually get boring after seeing 100000000x Jetta's with RS's ? It's also what keeps enthusiasts searching for that 'new' rare wheel to fit.

If you had seen countless MINI's with RS's you wouldn't have put them on your Clubbie. My guess is you would've looked for a wheel that wasn't the norm. At that point, does it ultimately matter if they're original RS's or look-a-likes?

And that's not a good comparison. It'd be like if Kia designed a car to look like an F430 and released that. What you're saying is if someone purchased reps and labeled them like the real thing (which I'm completely against).

 

I'm sorry, but if everyone started to buy Kia's and dress them up like Ferrari's, while I'm the one with a real Ferrari, here's my mentality:

WHOSE'S THE BIG DOG WITH THE REAL FERRARI? ME! *VRROOOOOM*

If anything it's a bigger ego booster.

 

No offense to MINI enthusiasts, but most don't have a clue...